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abc's john schriffen spoke with blaine as he was feeling the heat. >> it's alive. it's alive. it's alive. >> reporter: it's a modern-day twist on frankenstein, although, this jolt has real-life consequences. in his latest death-defying stunt, illusionist david blaine is electrified for 72 hours. to get a better idea of what it's like inside the lightning storm. i get closer than anyone else. we head up in the elevator cage, protecting us from the volts. and just moments later, eye to eye with the stunt man himself. now, some people might call you crazy. why are you doing this? blaine always said he's had a fascination with electricity, becoming a human plasma ball. this is not the first time blaine a glutton for punishment has pushed the limits. he's hung upside down in new york for two days, he's suspended himself in a box over the thames river for 44 days, and submerged himself under water for a week. but unlike many of his previous stunts this was designed to be interactivity. the crowd in new york or at pop-up stations toward world is able to control the volt taj and zap b
abc's john schriffen spoke with blaine as he was feeling the heat. >> it's alive. it's alive. it's alive. >> reporter: it's a modern-day twist on frankenstein, although, this jolt has real-life consequences. in his latest death-defying stunt, illusionist david blaine is electrified for 72 hours. to get a better idea of what it's like inside the lightning storm. i get closer than anyone else. we head up in the elevator cage, protecting us from the volts. and just moments later, eye...
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george clooney, and stevie wonder, and john bon jovi and katy perry all there. >> everything we fought for in 2008 is here on the line here in 2012, and i need your help to finish what we started. >> reporter: it will be a lucrative california swing, over two days the obama campaign is expected to raise of minimum of $9.5 million. no surprise the president is shattering funding records. his re-election total is at 835 million. romney raised $548 million so far. romney spent a second consecutive day asking for votes in florida. the republican contender is riding the momentum from last week's debate. he is drawing big crowds from the campaign. >> you will have a chance to hear his answers or his non-answers. of course, days later we are hearing his excuses, and next january we will be watching him leave the white house for the last time. >> reporter: this week it's the vice presidential candidates turn to debate. >>> and biden is in delaware, and in intense preparation with the obama campaign feeling new pressure after the president's widely panned performance in denver, and ryan campaig
george clooney, and stevie wonder, and john bon jovi and katy perry all there. >> everything we fought for in 2008 is here on the line here in 2012, and i need your help to finish what we started. >> reporter: it will be a lucrative california swing, over two days the obama campaign is expected to raise of minimum of $9.5 million. no surprise the president is shattering funding records. his re-election total is at 835 million. romney raised $548 million so far. romney spent a second...
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. >> john mccain and i are a couple of mavericks and gosh darn it we are going to take that maverick energy right to washington and we are going to use it to fix this financial crisis. >> the real al gore was so stiff in his first debate. >> i will put medicare and social security in a lock box. >> reporter: the staff made him watch this. >> onef the keys to the lock box would be kept by the president. >> the real john mccain wandered around the stage when he debated obama. and so did "snl's" mccain. the parodies aren't just funny they matter. >> as many people will talk about the "skit" monday as will talk about the actual presidential debate. that's what makes it so powerful. >> reporter: afterall how can the real debate compete with something like this. >> i know the white house. i know the door out to the rose garden doesn't lock unless you pull it. i know that, i know that the toilet in the lincoln bedroom will run all night unless you jiggle that handle. >> reporter: jonathan karl, abc news. >> the strategery. >> oh, that was will farrell doing bush. dana carvey doing the first
. >> john mccain and i are a couple of mavericks and gosh darn it we are going to take that maverick energy right to washington and we are going to use it to fix this financial crisis. >> the real al gore was so stiff in his first debate. >> i will put medicare and social security in a lock box. >> reporter: the staff made him watch this. >> onef the keys to the lock box would be kept by the president. >> the real john mccain wandered around the stage when he...
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they did three takes, john, paul, george, and pete best. pete was out. ringo came in. andy white came in. ringo demoted to tambourine. ♪ so please love me do ♪ >> reporter: that's the version on their first american single. timeless? we think so. ♪ i know i love you come on. ♪ i'll always be true ♪ please >> we asked the experts at robert louis stevenson elementary school. the fourth and fifth grade class. we will play name that tune. the beatles are their grandparents' music. one hand shot up right away. from a lot of the others, blank stares. >> do you have any green day songs? ♪ i will always be true >> reporter: it may not be on their ipods, but they couldn't resist the beat. ♪ love me do >> reporter: david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> makes you feel old that they had no idea, the beatles. makes you feel good, they still caught the beat. they still. look. look, the comeback album. look at us, baby. >> look at that, wow. [ mother bear ] you're not using too much are you, hon? [ female announcer ] charmin ultra soft is so soft you'll have to remind
they did three takes, john, paul, george, and pete best. pete was out. ringo came in. andy white came in. ringo demoted to tambourine. ♪ so please love me do ♪ >> reporter: that's the version on their first american single. timeless? we think so. ♪ i know i love you come on. ♪ i'll always be true ♪ please >> we asked the experts at robert louis stevenson elementary school. the fourth and fifth grade class. we will play name that tune. the beatles are their grandparents'...
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ehereporter: the real john and so did "snl's" mccain. the parodies aren't just funny they can matter. >> as many people will talk about the "snl" skit on monday as well talk about the actual presidential debate. that's what makes it so powerful. >> reporter: after all how can the reaacom something >> i know the whse. garden doesn't lock unless yo pull it. i know that, i know that the toilet in the lincoln bedroom will run all night unle you ton.aka- >> you g the strategiry. >> oh, that was will farrell doing bush. dana carvey doing theist o tina fey, went through the roof so many memts. and there -- look at that. >> can i call you ron >> ha-ha. >> w
ehereporter: the real john and so did "snl's" mccain. the parodies aren't just funny they can matter. >> as many people will talk about the "snl" skit on monday as well talk about the actual presidential debate. that's what makes it so powerful. >> reporter: after all how can the reaacom something >> i know the whse. garden doesn't lock unless yo pull it. i know that, i know that the toilet in the lincoln bedroom will run all night unle you ton.aka-...
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john donvan, abc news, washington. >> possibly for good. nice line there. >> that's how rob gets his cheeks nice and takes it from the old gipper. it works. i think there's so much choreography that goes behind the debates. iasciwhat made-for-tv evehey first started with nixon and kennedy. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- getting ready for the duel in denver. >> we'll see how both candidates are preparing for the first presidential debate coming up tomorrow night. it is tuesday, october 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> good to have you back from new orleans. >> good to be back. >> you can tell me stories during commercial break. >> oh, yeah. i have some good ones. >> they always are. and i am paula faris on this tuesday. we'll get the latest from denver with debate practice in a moment. >>> and then caught on tape, a police lieutenant punching a woman in the head. now, the veteran of a big city force is facing brutality charges. >> that's hard to watch. >> yes
john donvan, abc news, washington. >> possibly for good. nice line there. >> that's how rob gets his cheeks nice and takes it from the old gipper. it works. i think there's so much choreography that goes behind the debates. iasciwhat made-for-tv evehey first started with nixon and kennedy. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- getting ready for the duel in denver. >> we'll see how both candidates are preparing for the first presidential debate coming up...